Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

2015: Started in six games for the Mavericks, and finished his career playing in 41 games for the Purple and Gold…Notched 619 rushing yards and seven touchdown carries…Posted two touchdown carries in three games…Recorded a career-high 173 rushing yards against Northern State…Named to the All-NSIC First Team Offense and the NSIC All-Academic Team…Received CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-American honors for the second straight season…Finished his career as MSU’s all-time leader in rushing yards with 3,850 and rushing touchdowns with 40…Received the NSIC Myles All-Academic with Distinction Award.

2014: Played in all 15 games for the Mavericks, including 12 starts…Started in all four of MSU’s playoff games…Led the Maverick rushing attack with 1,363 rushing yards and 13 touchdown carries…Became MSU’s all-time leading rusher with 3,231 rushing yards and the Mavericks’ all-time leader in rushing touchdowns with 33…Rushed for more than 100 yards seven times, including a season-high 145 yards against Concordia-St. Paul…Rushed for at least one touchdown in seven consecutive games…Caught 17 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown…Earned CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American First Team honors…Received NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Offense honors…Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team and the Don Hansen All-Super Region Three Second Team.

2013: Played in all 12 games for the Mavericks, including 11 starts…Finished second on team in rushing with 956 rushing yards…Also finished second on team in rushing touchdowns with 10…Posted more than 100 rushing yards in three games…Registered a season-high 153 rushing yards and three touchdowns against Southwest Minnesota State…Caught two passes for a total of four yards…Averaged 7.1 yards per carry and 79.7 rushing yards per game…Notched at least one rushing touchdown in seven games…Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team…Received an NSIC South Division All-Conference Honorable Mention.

2012: Played in all 14 games...Finished year with 156 carries for a team-high 912 yards and ten touchdowns... Averaged team-best 65.1 yards per game on the ground to go with 5.8 yard per carry average...Rushed 19 times for a season-high 159 yards and touchdown in MSU's 17-10 win over Missouri Western State (12/1) in NCAA quarterfinal game, averaging 8.4 yards per carry...Scored a touchdown in nine of 14 games...Also served as MSU's primary kick returner, returning 35 kicks for 790 yards, averaging 22.6 yards per game...35 kick returns established school single-season record while his 790 kick return yards is seventh-best effort in school history...Finished season with 1,727 all-purpose yards which is eighth-best single-season in school history and third best on school's career charts...Ten rushing touchdowns puts him in a tie for tenth on school's single-season list...Returned five kicks against Southwest Minnesota State (10/13) for a season-high 144 yards...Tied for second on team in points scored with 60 and was third on team in total offense with 912 yards, averaging 65.1 yards per game.

2011: Redshirted.

High School: 2011 Notre Dame Prep (Chicago, Ill.) grad...Two-year starter and letterwinner for the Dons...Rushed 89 times for 737 yards and averaged 8.28 yards per carry...Also caught 33 passes for 405 yards and averaged 12.6 yards per catch...Defensively finished with 68 tackles and an interception...Was a First-Team All-East Suburban Catholic Conference selection...Named All-Area by the Chicago Sun Times...Was a team captain and team MVP.

Personal: Son of Dave and Barbara Thomas...Born Oct. 15, 1992...Majoring in exercise science.